Did you hear?... Deuter USA has experienced healthy growth rates during the last year

Deuter USA has experienced very healthy growth during the last year, expanding from a very tiny group of 10 retail accounts as of April 1, 2001 to 135 retail accounts as of March 15, 2002, according to company president Patry Loomis.

Deuter USA has experienced very healthy growth during the last year, expanding from a very tiny group of 10 retail accounts as of April 1, 2001 to 135 retail accounts as of March 15, 2002, according to company president Patry Loomis. Loomis expects to add 20 more accounts by June 1. Of the 135 total accounts, 47 are bike accounts established since the Interbike Show in October 2001. Because of the growth, Deuter USA has expanded its national sales rep force to 15, eight of which are bike-specific reps, and five that are outdoor and bike combined. Deuter has plans to continue to expand this list. For more information, go to www.deuterusa.com

SNEWS® contacted Patry Loomis, president of Deuter USA to find out how the current business climate was affecting the company's efforts to expand into the U.S. market.Says Loomis, "Business is going great. We have 70 specialty retailers signed up so far and will have over 80 by ...read more

Roland Lichtenwald has left Deuter where he was sales director for the last 2 1/2 years. His last day is Nov. 30. He will begin as an independent consultant and work with the marketing company of Lutz Klein and Steffen Fiedler. ...read more

Deuter USA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Germany-based Deuter, reports that sales are up for the company by 50 percent when compared with sales at the same time last year. And, if projections hold true, Deuter USA President Pat Loomis told SNEWSÂ® that he expects sales to ...read more

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Online retail sales, excluding travel purchases, totaled about 20 percent more in 2001 than they did a year earlier, reported comScore Networks. That brought the total in the United States to $33 billion -- $53 billion when counting travel, which is the largest single segment ...read more

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Ultimate Direction, Clif Bar, Patagonia, and Deuter USA have signed on to support the Montrail Ultra Cup, a new six-event ultrarunning series organized by Montrail, the Seattle-based outdoor footwear company. The four companies will back the 2002 series with cash support. The ...read more

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